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blurry

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of blurry

not seen or understood clearly
  • a blurry image in the foreground of the photograph
Synonyms of blurry

blear, bleary, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, gauzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, indistinguishable, misty, murky, nebulous, obscure, opaque, pale, shadowy, unclear, undefined, undetermined, vague
Words Related to blurry

dark, dusky, gloomy

impalpable, inappreciable, intangible, invisible

incomprehensible, indecipherable, indiscernible, inexplicable, mysterious, puzzling
Near Antonyms of blurry

bright, distinct, evident, obvious, plain

certain, firm, strong, sure
Antonyms of blurry

clear, definite, pellucid

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